Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

Bm7♯9B Minor 7th Sharp 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 2 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · C♯

How to play it

Bm7♯9 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (7 7 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 7th position (7 10 10 9) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 17th position (19 19 17 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Bm7♯9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (7 7 5 5) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 7th position (7 10 10 9) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 17th position (19 19 17 17) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

Sound

How Bm7♯9 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

thickdark

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 2

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